Medical Assistant Technology (MAS.S.AAS)
- Division: Health Sciences
- Department: Medical Assistant Technology
Medical assistants are multi-skilled professionals who assist physicians with the administrative and clinical aspects of patient care. The Medical Assistant Technology degree is designed to be completed in four (4) semesters on a full-time basis. The degree consists of open enrollment courses (general education and division specific) and program specific courses with limited enrollment. The open enrollment courses may be taken prior to entry into the limited enrollment courses. To qualify for entry to limited enrollment courses, please see the Applicant Information packet located on the webpage. A cumulative GPA of 2.0 is required, as well as a grade of C or higher in all degree courses. The student will be required to complete 210 hours of unpaid supervised practicum during their third semester of the program. Note: A Healthcare Professional CPR, Health Certificate, Immunizations, Student Health Insurance, and background check must be completed prior to enrolling in the practicum component of the curriculum. The graduate is eligible to sit for a national exam to become a credentialed medical assistant. This degree program contains one or more embedded certificates which will be automatically awarded when the certificate requirements are completed. If you do not want to receive the embedded certificate(s), please notify Registration and Student Records at studentrecords@sinclair.edu.
Program Accreditation
Sinclair Community College's Medical Assistant Technology associate degree program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep. org) upon the recommendation of the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB). Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, 9355 113th Street N., #7709, Seminole, FL 33775
Curriculum
ALH 1101 Introduction to Healthcare Delivery
2 Credits
ALH 1107 Core Concepts of Public Health
3 Credits
ALH 1140 Fundamentals of Disease Processes
3 Credits
ALH 2201 Survey of Drug Therapy
2 Credits
BIO 1107 OR BIO 1121
3 Credits
COM 2206 OR COM 2211 OR COM 2225
3 Credits
DIT 1525 Human Nutrition
3 Credits
ENG 1101 English Composition I
3 Credits
HIM 1101 Medical Terminology
2 Credits
HIM 1160 Medical Office Coding Concepts
1 Credit
MAS 1102 Clinical Medical Assisting I
3 Credits
MAS 1103 Clinical Medical Assisting II
4 Credits
MAS 1110 Administrative Medical Assisting
4 Credits
MAS 1130 Reimbursement Specialist Practicum
2 Credits
MAS 1192 Lab for MAS 1102
0 Credits
MAS 1193 Lab for MAS 1103
0 Credits
MAS 2201 Clinical Medical Assisting III
4 Credits
MAS 2210 Medical Billing Specialist
3 Credits
MAS 2220 MAS Practicum
3 Credits
MAS 2291 Lab for MAS 2201
0 Credits
MAT 1130 OR Ohio Transfer 36: Mathematics Elective
3 Credits
SOC 1101 Introduction to Sociology
3 Credits
PSY 1100 General Psychology
3 Credits
Medical Assistant Technology Elective
3 Credits